The Historical Development of Persian Carpets

Persian carpets have a history of at least 2000 years. When did Persian carpets appear? Although there are many kinds of legends and versions, people still know little about them. The earliest hand-knotted carpets appeared in the 4th or 5th century BC, which is not the origin time of Persian carpets. There is also a saying that the hand-knotted knitting technology was brought by the establishment of the Seljuk Dynasty (the Seljuk Dynasty established by nomadic people in Tuckermann) in the1/kloc-0 century. There is no record of Persian handmade carpets in historical records until the golden age of handmade carpets in16th century. It can be inferred from the few treasures left behind that the most beautiful Persian carpets were produced during the Safavid Dynasty (1499- 1722), when the weaving technology of handmade carpets was fully developed and perfected. Two centuries ago, Mongols ruled this country.

During the Safavid Dynasty, many hand-woven centers emerged, such as Isfahan, Tabrizi, Coleman, Kashan, etc. These hand-woven centers were very famous, which mainly benefited from the rich and long-standing cultural accumulation of Persians and the splendid and advanced culture of Persians in the Middle Ages.

At the end of17th century, especially in the middle of18th century, due to the invasion of Afghans (172 1- 1722), the Safavid dynasty gradually declined, which deeply influenced the entire Persian culture and carpet weaving art, which is also the reason for the decline of hand-woven art./ /kloc-In the 20th century, due to the increasing demand of western countries, especially the carpet manufacturers in Barsal, Belize, continuously exported carpets to Europe, which greatly promoted the development of Persian carpet industry. Many carpet shops have been established under the management of British, German and American enterprises, especially the "Ziegler" carpet company has made incredible development, and the carpets in the Kingdom of Iran are once again famous in the world.

After entering the carpet market in 2 1 century, carpets from Iran are still very popular, especially those from Isfahan are the most collectible. Turkey, Afghanistan, Pakistan and India also produce similar carpets.